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chowchow
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ChowChow Mustard Recipe. Gluten-Free

Chowchow is what I call my funky-chunky mustard spread. I just made my famous chowchow a few days ago, and I've been using it on everything I could think of, even hamburgers and smoked turkey. I never get tired of it. My chowchow recipe made…
Hot and Sweet Mustard
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Hot and Sweet Mustard Recipe. Dip Variation.

Hot and Sweet Mustard used to be a whole project: I used to make a wonderful but somewhat labor-intensive hot and sweet mustard, using eggs and whisking the mixture on a stovetop, like a hollandaise sauce, but I gave it up, preferring a more…
schug
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Yemenite Schug Recipe

Every cuisine has its hot sauce recipe favorite and its own gamut of condiments it hails from, that becomes the pride and joy of their creations: Salsa, Harissa, Charif, Schug, Chutney, Hot Pepper Jelly, to name just a few. All delicious and…
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Hot Pepper Jelly Recipe. With Berry Variation

Did you say Hot Pepper Jelly? Huh? Hot jam? What's wrong with these people? What next? Seriously: Hot Pepper Jelly is fabulous! This jam lover experiments with absolutely all jam and preserves possibilities. This recipe is the result of endless…
Vegetable couscous
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Summer Vegetable Couscous Recipe. All Variations

Vegetable Couscous This one is a summery version of the all-time classic Summer Vegetable Couscous: We make it light and summery by using quick-cooking and fragrant light summer vegetables, like fennel, artichokes, zucchini or Swiss…
pesto
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Pesto Sauce Recipe. All Variations

Pesto The great classic wears many exciting hats. It is traditionally based on most often based on basil, olive oil, and toasted walnuts. Be sure to check out my sun-dried tomato pesto as well! We have seen it pesto recast endlessly…
Teryiaki Sauce Recipe
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Teryiaki Sauce Recipe. Suggested Uses

Teryiaki sauce is one of my great favorites. I live in the vicinity of several Chinese restaurants (who doesn't?). Every morning I watch the mountain of trash at their back door, and it always includes enormous jerry cans of teryiaki sauce:…
Preserved lemons
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Preserved Lemons Recipe. Tajine Necessities

Preserved Lemons They are a must in our Moroccan Cuisine. I am happily sharing one of the great secrets of our wonderful cooking. Sorry, but the store-bought variety doesn’t even begin to compare with its homemade counterpart. Preserved…
chutney roasted salmon
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Chutney Roasted Salmon Recipe

This chutney Roasted Salmon is not, strictly speaking, a recipe. Of course I don't go and make 2 quarts of chutney just so I can use some of it to make a chutney roasted salmon dish. Rather, apples being plentiful in the fall, I make a…
apple chutney
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Spicy Apple Chutney Recipe

My apple chutney is zippy and chunky. The pairing with tomatoes and raisins makes my apple chutney a real winner. Chutney comes from the Hindi “to be licked” That's an inspired derivation, if you have ever tasted a good one! Chutneys…
Kimchi: Korean pickles
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Kimchi Recipe. Regular Mixed Pickles Variation

Kimchi They are a probiotic nutritional treasure, in addition to being a delicious low calorie treat, and are a snap to make. A Korean staple. From salads to sandwiches, or by themselves as a super healthy snack. I even make Kimchi Latkas!…